ALLIANCES OF PLANTS. 215 



GROUP II. EPIGYNOSJE. 



Alliance 1. Campanales. Stipules absent. Seeds indefinite. 



Anthers united . . 179. Lobeliaceae . Acrid, poisonous. 



Anthers distinct . . 180. Campanulacese . Inert. 



Polyandrous . . . 181. ? Belvisiacese. 



Diandrous . . .182. Columelliacess. 



Alliance 2. Goodeniales. Stigma with an indusium. 



Flowers gynandrous . 183. Stylidiaceae. 



Stamens distinct. Seeds 184. Goodeniaceae. 



indefinite. 

 Stamens distinct. Seeds 185. Scaevolaceae. 



definite. 



Alliance 3. Cinchonales, Stipules between the leaves. 



186. Cinchonaceae . Bark febrifugal (Je- 

 suits' bark} ; 

 root emetic 

 (Ipecacuanha). 



Alliance 4. Caprioles, Stipules none. Seeds definite in 

 number. 



188. Caprifoliaceae . Bark astringent. 



Alliance 5. Stellales. Fruit double. Leaves whorled, with 

 no stipules. 



189. Stellatae or Ga- Astringent, dying 

 liaceae. (Madder). 



It is evident that, in this group, Galiacese have a close relationship with Apiaceae ; and 

 that this approximation is participated in by Caprifoliaceae, through the genera Viburnum 

 and Sambucus. Some Primulacese seem to approach Cinchonaceae ; and the Goodenial 

 alliance, by means of Scaevolaceae, passes directly into Brunoniaceae among Aggregosae. 



GROUP III. AGGREGOS^:. 



Alliance 1. Asterales. Anthers syngenesious. 



Albumen present in the 190. Calyceraceae. 



seeds. 

 Corolla bilabiate . . 191. Mutisiaceae. \ 



Corollas all ligulate. Milky. 192. Cichoracese 

 Involucre hemispherical. 193. Asteraceae 



Florets of ray ligulate. 

 Involucre rigid or spiny, co- 194. Cynaraceac 



nical. Florets of ray 



tubular and inflated. 



Narcotic (Lettuce). 

 Bitter, tonic (Clta- 

 momile), diuretic. 

 Bitter (Thistle). 



